Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-16
ON THE BLUFF AT LONG aNCu.
People who are Defytng summer Heas
On the New Jersey Beach.

A BUDGET OF PERSONAL GOSSIP FROM MISS GRUMPY
wAsHINGToSIANs AT THE 'BRaNcH"-xRs GRAM
AND HER FANrLy-NR- GEO. W. cHrIps AND ms
CRURCH-GKN. VAN vLrEr's SHREWSBURY FARx
Correspondence OF The EVENING STAR
WEST END HOTEL, LONG BRANCH July IL
To properly appreciate the great difference in
| temperature possible on perfectly clear day I'm
| midsummer between this place and a city, even
| one with such wide and shady streets as Washing
ton, II is necessary 10 come here from the latter Al
| did, on one or the hottest days OF the season.
Starting from the latter at IL a. m when the fun
force or the sun was felt, my companion and
suffered severely until we were about miles from
here, when we nrst felt the sea breeze and
although when we reached West End station it was
only hey past O'Clock, and the sun was still two
hours high, the air was so very cool that we
needed shawls. Even IN the rooms I'm the hotel
not exposed to the sea-breeze it was cool then
we found every thing looking very cheerful, with
pienty OF people, and the driving on Ocean avenue
as lively as ever.
The ocean 'front.' OF some OF the hotels ana NJ
other owners OF the blum also, suffered severely
from the oceans depredations last winter and
| spring.
Mrs Presbury the widow or the late George a.
PreSbury, so long associated with Mr. HidreIh in
the proprietorship OF this hotel and wei reinem-
bered In Washington from his connection with
Wllards Hotel Is at her cottage on the north side
OF the West End Hotel, and has her niece the wife
OF DIR. Van Bober, OF Baltimore, and Miss Jen-
klnSs OF tnaC city, Win her.
PEOPLE MET AT LONG BRANCH
Imet Marshal A. A. Wilson, OF Washington on
my arrival here as he had been seeking relief from
the heat at the West End Hotel but was CON-
PEELED on account or business return at once 10
Washington He was so pleased with the cool air
or this neighborhood that he viii bring his family
TO enjoy IL before they go TO Saratoga, prObably
Paymaster Goodloe, OF the Marine Corps, was
here Tuesday on his way to Boston 10 make paw
ments there and In New York also. Mr. Goodloe
Is still at her country place near Washington
where probably her father, senator Beck VIII join
her after The Kentucky election August 1.
From what have heard from kentuckians Ia NV
travels am glad TO say senator Beck has the best
reasons expect To be reelected he deserves TO
be- TO the u. 5. senate. Several republican sena.
tors OF the highest standing have said TO me that
they thought IL would be national misfortune TO
lose so able and upright a man Sen ator Beck
from the Senate. The latter is making many and
most excellent speeches In the vigorous cam
paign the democrats are carrying on la his state
because OF the three other tickets In the field.
Gen. Van sllet, as rosy as ever, and with his
thick hair glistening like molten silver 10y the
same token his railroad station Is called Little
Silver" possibly with delicate reference 10 the
aforesaid crown OF glory, came over here this
week from his country place at Shrewsbury, In
this State He ana his family are we'll Including
the grandson. lie is member OF the c. A r., but
that body who have taken issue with the Presi-
dent as 10 the St. Louis visit before he withdrew
his acceptance OF the invitation and since then,
about the proposed return OF the Confederate iags
or about his veto OF the dependent-pen sion bill
u. A IL
NEEDLE in any way with politics, IL was pledged
not 10 do when first organized.
Congressman Wheeler, or Alabama was at the
West End Hotel saturday. the 9th, and went In
the evening, by invitation OF Mr.. G. W. Chids, TO
spend sunday with him at his cottage here It
will be remembered they served together on the
board OF visitors at the West Point Military Acad
envy In June. Gen. Wheeler accompanied Mr.
Childs on sunday To the services at the Episcopal
Church at Elberon, and has since gone 10 New
York.
Mr. CHILps' CHURCH
According 10 his long-establshed custom, Mr.
G. W. Childs is this summer acting as sexton az
the little Episcopal Church az Eiberon, Receiving
and seating those who attend the services who
have no pews OF their own there. OF this Office
Mr.. Childs always seems very proud, and win ac-
cept no other. Last sunday Rev. Mr.. Huntington
preached at that church. and Rev. Mr.. Morton, OF
Philadelphia, who has been fifty-five years the
rector or the same church In Philadelphia, assisted
In the services. Next sunday Rev. Alex Mackay
Smith is TO ofiiciate His vile Is well remembered
In Washington as Miss stuart step-daughter OF
the late Congressman Elijah Ward OF New York
MRS. GRANT AND HER FAMILY.
Mrs q. s. Grant, ST., who is at her cottage hera
has her son Col Fred and his family, as usual
with her. Judge Dents widow Is also visiting
Mrs Grant. Mrs Fred. Grant scarcely looks a
day Older and Is Just as pretty and has as be-
witchlng manners as when she was taken TO the
White House a bride, than whom no fairer has
ever been beneath Its roOr Since she for nearly
three years after her marriage assumed 50 many
or the social duties there In assisting her hus-
bands mother 1 have always associated Mrs
Cleveland, also a young, beautiful bride. In my
mind more with Mrs. Fred. Grant than with any
other lady have ever seen presiding In the Ex-
ecutfve Mansion. The two have equally charm
ing manners. Gen. and Mrs. Dent, whose young
est son has been out or health, have, with him,
been wishing Mrs. Grant but returned on Tuesday
TO their home in Washington. Mr.. Ulysses Grant.
Dr., after visit to his mother here, went Tuesday
10 his country place Ia NestchesJer County, y. u.
Gen. L. +. Beale'S wife has improved In health
since she has been at Long Branch and lately has
been able with the assistance or her attentive hus-
bands arm, TO walk from her cottage In the row
belonging TO the West End Hotel TO the hotel on
the opposite side OF Ocean avenue. Her daughter,
Mrs John Mclean and her husband also are At
tie same hotel
Gen Hazen's widow is in Orange County, NJ,
and her sister, Mrs. Bugher, Is at Deer Park.
MIR. and Mrs Washington Mclean are still In
their comfortable residence on Lafayette square,
Mrs FatIen and her daughters, including Ms.
Glover, delightfully."- situated Ia "A large cottage
at Monmouth Beach, and have numerous dogs and
two pairs OF horses there. The ladies have be-
come experts at Grabbing" and are very enthusi-
Representative Glover, who has been with his
wife and her family there, started a week ago for
Missouri.
THE PRIVATE COTTAGES,
possibly, have not been rented as well as usual
at Long Branch this year. Two OF the most ele-
CANT OF these In the Elberon settlement now
vacaDt-that OF Mr.. Victor NewcOme and that OF
Commodore Garrlsons widow. The latter lady
and her father and sister, Mr.. and Miss Randall,
have now gone 70 Europe Mr. and Mrs Newcome
spent last sunday at the Elberon Hotel here, and
have now gone 10 Newport
MI Augustine Smith again occupies the cot
tageconnected with the Elberon Hotel IN which
Gen. GARFIELD died. Mr.. Smith has had IL each
summer since except last year. Mr.. Smith Is from
New York city. IL Is hard 10 realize that IL was
six years on July since President Garfield re-
ceived his fatal shot.
Mr. Murnaga, the Spanish minister, VIII come
shortly 10 visit senior Navarro, at his exquisite
place on the Rumsam road, near Sea Bright and
Will spend two weeks there.
senator Mcpherson, who, while stin IN Europe,
was mentioned by a New York daily as having
1nnnC a m Q-f nd
Hotel and since his return from his one months
ticed In Philadelphia journal soJourning In
i and return about July i, but was not accom-
and their bright young son and daughter nave been
al the senator's nne farm-Belle Mead, In this
state the almost continuously since they LETT WASH
ington In May, but Mrs Mcpherson spent two
DAYS at the West End Hotel here, With Gov.
Greens wife, last month. Miss Helen McClelland,
Mrs. McPherson's lovely young friend who has
some times visited her In Washington is how with
her at Belle Mead. Senator Mcpherson, who has
returned In good health and spirits, aft,.r q visit
TO his family al the farm, has now gone 70 CHI
cag0
Miss Pendleton, the daughter OF our minister to
Germany, who has been visiting her brother IN
New York, and has been also In Washington once
or twice this year, sailed for Europe July 9. The
family OF Mr.. Preston, the minister from Haytl
arrived at Fort william Henry hotel, Lake George
on the evening OF july 9. Miss GkuNpY.